Because of all the interest in this thread, I've place all of the video content of Patrick Mahomes II's college career, and draft day goodness into a single post that can be found here. Enjoy! [Reply]
Last month, the cast of "Good Morning Football" on the NFL Network was gushing about Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Kay Adams, who leads the roundtable discussion, said she expected big things from Mahomes, who will be the starter in 2018. But the biggest Mahomes fan of the group is Peter Schrager, who shared a tidbit after talking with people at the NFL Combine.
"I'll tell you the story that I got in the Combine was that members of the Chiefs coaching staff and front office were showing grainy videos of their phone of Mahomes passes from practice, like showing other teams like, 'You have no idea. This is a Week 7 practice video...'" Schrager said.
Boy, that makes me wonder what Chiefs officials have on video. It's hard to imagine what could be better than the no-look pass Mahomes threw against the Broncos in last year's regular-season finale.
Mahomes talked about that pass against Denver in an interview with Sports Illustrated, and he said that he's been throwing no-look passes for years.
"I started throwing no-look passes as a joke with (fellow Red Raiders quarterback) Nic Shimonek," Mahomes told Sports Illustrated. "We did it in the practice drills with Coach (Kliff) Kingsbury and then I did it a couple of times in games. There was one time in the Broncos game where we did a little play-action, and I stepped up in the pocket and was getting ready to roll. A defender was kind of closing on me. I saw receiver Albert Wilson out of the corner of my eye, and I knew if I kept looking downfield, the defender would come off of his zone coverage enough for me to make the throw. So I looked him off and threw the ball to Albert, who grabbed it. It’s not like I mean to throw no-look passes. I think it kind of happens out of instinct. As I do it, I’m like, Dang, I didn’t even mean to do that."
Does that get you excited about the upcoming season? If not, then this comment from the Sports Illustrated story should.
Mahomes used the "D" word.
"(Running back) Kareem Hunt and I talk about building something together here," Mahomes said. "Seeing his success as a rookie and how hard he works, I’m excited to build a future with the Chiefs. With the young nucleus we have, I feel like we can have a great dynasty coming forward."
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"I'll tell you the story that I got in the Combine was that members of the Chiefs coaching staff and front office were showing grainy videos of their phone of Mahomes passes from practice, like showing other teams like, 'You have no idea. This is a Week 7 practice video...'" Schrager said.
Yea, they definitely know they have a stud and they are bragging about it :-) [Reply]
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Mahomes is going to be a major bust and will not be a starting quarterback after his rookie contract. You can take that to the bank and make copies.
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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Considered "Fantasy Football Sleeper" in 2018
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The Chiefs apparently saw enough in the preseason, practice, and a Week 17 start by Mahomes to feel comfortable turning the offense over to the second-year quarterback. With Alex Smith now a member of the Washington Redskins, Mahomes will take over an offense that ranked fifth in overall yards per game last season with an average of 375.4.
In his lone start, Mahomes led Kansas City to a victory over Denver, completing 22 of 35 passes for 284 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. Mahomes flashed his deep-ball skills, hooking up with tight end Demetrius Harris for a 51-yard completion. The huge numbers that Mahomes put up in his final two seasons at Texas Tech led to the Chiefs trading up and selecting him 10th overall in last year’s draft. In those two years Mahomes threw for more than 9,700 yards with 77 touchdown passes and added 22 rushing touchdowns.
Dual threat quarterbacks can be fantasy gold and Mahomes certainly fits the bill. It also helps that Mahomes has elite offensive weapons at every skill position heading into 2018. Tight end Travis Kelce, running back Kareem Hunt and wide receiver Tyreek Hill were all top five fantasy scorers at their respective positions last season. The departed Smith also finished as a top five quarterback and there is little reason to doubt that Mahomes can finish at least in the top ten.
Watching the 11/27/16 game against the doncos on the NFL channel.
Every single time I watch Smith take off after his first read and get sacked or throw the ball away, it drives home the fact this offense will be playing on a entirely different level with PM as our QB.
Bring on the Dynasty. [Reply]
